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Verb
/trōl/,
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trolls, plural;
  1. Fish by trailing a baited line along behind a boat
    • - we trolled for mackerel
  2. Search for something
    • - a group of companies trolling for partnership opportunities
  3. Sing (something) in a happy and carefree way
    • - troll the ancient Yuletide carol
  4. Send (an e-mail message or posting on the Internet) intended to provoke a response from the reader by containing errors

  5. Walk; stroll
    • - we all trolled into town
Noun
  1. The action of trolling for fish

  2. A line or bait used in such fishing

  3. An e-mail message or posting on the Internet intended to provoke an indignant response in the reader

  1. (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
  2. circulate, move around
  3. cause to move round and round; "The child trolled her hoop"
  4. round: a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time; "they enjoyed singing rounds"
  5. a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling; "he used a spinner as his troll"
  6. sing the parts of (a round) in succession
  7. In Norse mythology, a troll is a generally negative synonym for jötunn. In Scandinavian folklore, trolls became beings in their own right. In modern times, trolls are depicted in a variety of media.
  8. Troll is the second full-length album by the Norwegian folk metal band Lumsk. It was released on June 6, 2005 by Tabu Recordings. The songs tell different stories about trolls and spirits in Norwegian folklore.
  9. Trolling is a method of fishing where one or more fishing lines, baited with lures or bait fish, are drawn through the water. This may be behind a moving boat, or by slowly winding the line in when fishing from a static position, or even sweeping the line from side-to-side, e.g. ...
  10. The Troll was a small car made by Troll Plastik & Bilindustri of Lunde, Norway, from 1956 to 1958. It was one of few attempts at car production in Norway, but only five cars were ever built.
  11. Troll is a Norwegian black metal band. It was founded in 1992, when 14-year-old Stian Arnesen aka "Nagash" started writing music with Glaurung and Fafnir. ...
  12. Bartholemew J. Troll is a fictional character created by Rob Liefeld. Troll first appeared in the Youngblood series of comics as a member of the superhero team.
  13. A supernatural being of varying size, now especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges. [from early 17th c.]; An ugly person of either sex; An unattractive man who seeks sexual experiences with younger men; To saunter. [from late 14th c. ...
  14. (TROLLING) A method of slowly running a boat while trailing lures or bait.  This fishing method is used to cover a lot of water and to find fish.
  15. (trolling) Towing a lure or several lures behind a boat. When a fish is caught on the trolled lure, the boat is typically stopped and the fish is reeled in.
  16. (Trolling) Deliberately posting false information in order to elicit responses from people who really want to help. A typical response might be, "No, Bart Simpson was NOT one of our founding fathers."
  17. (Trolling) Deliberately and disingenuously posting
  18. (Trolling) Fishing from a moving boat. The bait is cast behind the boat and the motor is kept in forward gear at a slow speed. Back-trolling is an alternative technique in which the boat motor is put in reverse. ...
  19. (Trolling) (or Trailing) means pulling a lure through the water from a boat. (Profoundly boring! Unless the takes are coming regularly.)
  20. (Trolling) A bait fished behind a moving boat, also called trailing.
  21. (Trolling) A type of harvesting where lines, hooks, lures, and bait are used to catch the fish. In Alaska, trolling vessels fish with several lines, each having eight to twelve separate hooked leaders. Trolling is only done in Southeast Alaska.
  22. (Trolling) Angling by trailing a line from a vessel defined in RSA 270-D:1 XI being propelled by machinery, electric, or manual power.
  23. (Trolling) Dragging a lure (or several of them) astern when underway.
  24. (Trolling) Inviting another person to state a general opinion or preference and then responding as if the opinion was offensive or a personal attack or affront. This is a way of setting up a Projective Identification. ...
  25. (Trolling) Moving the motorboat at 4-6 miles per hour dragging a lure behind to attract muskies.  The goal is to move the boat evenly across the water (usually with a small outboard motor) so as not to stir up the water and scare the fish. ...